The Celts: A Very Short Introduction

Savageandbloodthirsty,orcivilizedandpeaceable?TheCeltshavelongbeenasubjectofenormousfascination,speculation,andmisunderstanding.FromtheancientRomanstothepresentday,theirrealnaturehasbeenobscuredbyatangledwebofpreconceivedideasandstereotypes.BarryCunliffeseekstorevealthisfascinatingpeopleforthefirsttime,usinganimpressiverangeofevidence,andexploringsubjectssuchastrade,migration,andtheevolutionofCeltictraditions.Alongtheway,heexposesthewayinwhichsociety'sneedshaveshapedourvisionsoftheCelts,andexaminessuchcolorfulcharactersasSt.Patrick,CuChulainn,andBoudica.